Library resources
Module website via Blackboard VLE
Access to Internet
Other resources as appropriate to the project

Dawson, Projects in Computing and IS 2009 2nd Ed. Addison-Wesley ISBN 9780273721314
Schwalbe, IT Project Management 6th Ed. 2010 Cengage learning ISBN 11112217558
Available as e-books:
Hunt, Anthony, 2005, Your Research Project: How to manage it. Routledge, ISBN: ISBN: 9780203430491 (e-book).
Weaver, Philip, 2004, Success in your project: a guide to student system development projects, ISBN: 9781405870955 Prentice Hall (available as an e-book).

Students will carry out a project identified through their project proposal which will need to be agreed by the project supervisor. The student will be advised to keep a logbook, which will encourage them to reflect on the problems they are meeting, and the ways in which they are solving them. They will need to prepare for and conduct businesslike telephone / e-mail / webcam meetings with their supervisor and to communicate clearly and effectively with him or her. An important part of the learning will take place during this direct discussion with the supervisor. The supervisor will also give advice on legal, social, ethical and professional issues related to the project.

The independent learning for this module will include organisation of literature, searching using both library catalogue facilities and Internet searching techniques. Students will conduct other types of research, such as user interviewing and requirements elicitation, as necessary.

100% coursework assessing all learning outcomes:
Project Management, including presentations and legal, social, ethical and professional reflection (1,000 words) (Learning Outcome 6) 30%
Project Report (9,000 words or equivalent) (Learning outcomes 1 to 6) 70%

The module gives students the opportunity to develop their IT skills, knowledge and concepts in the context of a real IT/IS scenario. The project will be industry based, being delivered from the student's place of employment. Projects should:-

- Have technology context
- Involve elements of work which are not part of the student's normal employment duties
- Involve project management, evaluation and communication
- Take into consideration legal, social, ethical and professional issues

An ethical approval process will be applied.
Subject to these requirements, projects will be of great variety but will typically include at least one of the following:-

- Implementation of an information system, involving hardware and/or software
- New and/or modified usage of existing equipment or systems
- Development of a strategy for the implementation of a piece of software or business process

None.